Ten real weather vanes and classic forms: from church spires to maritime, equestrian and museum examples. Photograph credits: 1. Church spire weather vane; Jebulon; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Weather_vane_Trinitatis_kirke_Copenhagen_Denmark.jpg; 2. Golden cockerel; Elizabeth Scott; CC BY-SA 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Golden_cockerel_weather_vane_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7431756.jpg; 3. Ship weather vane; Philip Halling; CC BY-SA 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ship_weathervane_-_geograph.org.uk_-_8037353.jpg; 4. Dragon weather vane; Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dragon_weathervane_(5059682515).jpg; 5. Horse weather vane; Keith Edkins; CC BY-SA 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Horse_weather_vane,_Brewery_Road_-_geograph.org.uk_-_758577.jpg; 6. Fish and maritime sign; ThomasLendt; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maritime_weather_vane_at_the_east_coast_of_the_island_Bornholm,_Denmark.jpg; 7. Angel weather vane; David Dixon; CC BY-SA 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Golden_Angel_Weather_Vane,_Guildford_Cathedral_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4429026.jpg; 8. Museum rooster vane; Daderot; Public domain; ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rooster_weathervanes_-_SAAM_-_DSC00786.JPG; 9. Classic wind pointer; Bob Harvey; CC BY-SA 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Weathercock_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5405398.jpg; 10. Tower-top weather vane; Gerald England; CC BY-SA 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Paul's_weathercock_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5288910.jpg;